Anthony Morrow spearheaded the Nets' charge, exploding for 24 points and center Brook Lopez was a load to handle in the first half when he scored all 17 of his points.
As for the Jazz, they were so balanced they even got two points apiece from all five bench players who saw action.
Two of those points, by the way, were not like the others. Rookie Gordon Hayward, who came off the bench after getting his first start Monday, showed off his hops by exploding for a breakaway dunk after a steal late in the third quarter.
"It was nice," Williams said.
NOTES: Utah improved to 5-1 when holding its opponent to under 100 points. ... Former Jazz player Kris Humphries hauled in 15 rebounds with eight points for New Jersey. ... The Jazz shot a season-low 1-for-12 (.083) from 3-point land. Their previous low was a .214 percentage.
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The Jazz are hard to watch sometimes. They give up way to many offensive rebounds. They have to get a 2 guard that can shoot. I still can not understand why we can't get someone that can shoot.
Hope CJ is Ok. Jazz played good defense, except the problem seems to be boards. Joisey, Brook Lopez and friends killed the Jazz with offensive boards, luckily the Nets could not shoot.
Raja good to see shooting pick up, DWIL was great More..
A ho-hum game but still a win. Very poor bench production. C.J. not an NBA player. D league at best. Trade him and try to get some value.